Robert Maudsley: Britain’s Most Dangerous Criminal

Robert Maudsley resides deep below HMP Wakefield, in Yorkshire, England. The prison has housed some of Britain’s most notorious criminals, including several serial killers like Harold Shipman and Colin Ireland, child murderer Ian Huntley, and serial sex offender Ian Watkins. For that reason, it’s known by some as ‘Monster Mansion.’ There’s a big difference between

Houston House of Horrors

Dubbed the Houston House of Horrors, news recently broke of an apartment that housed three abandoned children. The worst thing, however, was that – thanks to their mother, Gloria Williams, and her partner, Brian Coulter – these children were living with the dead body of their young brother. It started on October 24th 2021 when

Kelly Anne Bates: Tortured to Death

When Kelly Anne Bates began telling her parents about a boy called ‘Dave’, they understandably assumed that their 14-year-old daughter had an innocent crush on another teenager at school. They weren’t surprised either. Born in 1978, Kelly had been a bubbly, confident, and social girl from the start, always finding it easy to meet new

St Louis Jane Doe

Found in 1983, the St Louis Jane Doe’s identity has remained unknown for 38 years. A fact made all the worse knowing the brutal way in which she died.

Donald Neilson: The Black Panther

On 11th February 1975, British newspaper, The Daily Mirror used the words “the most dangerous criminal at large in Britain” to describe a man believed to be guilty of a young heiress’ kidnapping. To the press, and the British public, this man was known as The Black Panther. Before then, the kidnapper’s identity was a

Rocío Wanninkhof: Spain’s Miscarriage of Justice

The peaceful coastal town of La Cala de Mijas is located in southern Spain and is home to around 4000 people. In 1999, one of those people was 19-year-old Rocío Wanninkhof. She was born to a Dutch father, Willem Wanninkhof, and Spanish mother, Alicia Hornos, in 1979, but they separated a few years later. Alicia,

Arianna Fitts; A Dead Mother & A Missing Child

Nicole Fitts was known by the people around her as a caring, giving woman, who her sister says, “always found a way to do more,” even from a young age. As a child, she wanted to be a teacher and, aged 15, she received an award for her volunteer work at a Los Angeles recreation

Unique Harris: A Murder Charge But No Body

On the 9th October 2010, 24-year-old Unique Harris had just tucked her two sons into bed at around 9pm-10pm, along with her cousin’s 8-year-old daughter. They’d spent the night having a movie marathon. By the time the children woke up at 8:30am, though, she was nowhere to be found inside their Washington D.C apartment. They

FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives

The FBI Ten Most Wanted list has contained some of the most dangerous criminals since its creation in 1950. When it was first made, the idea was for the list to assist the FBI in finding and capturing dangerous fugitives by giving the cases extra exposure. Information regarding the list can be found online and

Skid Row Stabber; 42 Years On

Central City East, Downtown Los Angeles, has one of the largest populations of homeless people in the United States, and has since the 1930s. As of 2019, the number stood at nearly 5000. To most people, it’s known as Skid Row. Its infamy is due to the sheer size of homelessness in the area, as